General Plan Amendment and Rezoning
1313 South Wolfe Rd. and 898 East Fremont Ave.
(PLNG-2022-7146)
Mary Jeyaprakash, Senior Planner
City of Sunnyvale, May 7, 2024
2City of Sunnyvale – 1313 South Wolfe Road and 898 East Fremont Avenue – May 2024 Area Map
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Study Area
S. Wolfe Rd
E. Fremont Ave
Eleanor Way
Kingfisher Way
Bryant Way
3City of Sunnyvale – 1313 South Wolfe Road and 898 East Fremont Avenue – May 2024 Background
• GPA Initiation – authorized Sept. 2021
City Council’s Study Direction:
• Residential (Medium & High Density) with commercial component • Include neighboring gas station site
• General Plan Amendment
Application Submitted - March 2022
Outreach Meeting - January 2024
Environmental Review – Initial Study/MND
Planning Commission Hearing – April 2024
4City of Sunnyvale – 1313 South Wolfe Road and 898 East Fremont Avenue – May 2024 Study Area Sites
• General Plan Designation:
Commercial
• Zoning:
C-1/PD (Neighborhood Business/Planned
Development)
• Site 1: 898 East Fremont Avenue
Gas Station (0.54 Acres)
• Site 2: 1313 South Wolfe Road
Vacant Parcel (0.48 Acres)
• Site 3: 1313 South Wolfe Road
Restaurant (0.72 Acres)
5City of Sunnyvale – 1313 South Wolfe Road and 898 East Fremont Avenue – May 2024 General Plan Amendment Study
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6City of Sunnyvale – 1313 South Wolfe Road and 898 East Fremont Avenue – May 2024 Rezoning Study
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7City of Sunnyvale – 1313 South Wolfe Road and 898 East Fremont Avenue – May 2024 Economic Evaluation Findings
• Commercial Use
Site is best suited for convenience-based retail
Freestanding retail not financially feasible on its own Highest positive net fiscal impact on General Fund
8City of Sunnyvale – 1313 South Wolfe Road and 898 East Fremont Avenue – May 2024 Economic Evaluation Findings
• Medium-Density Residential Use
Sites desirable for residential development
Townhomes most financially feasible uses to developer Townhomes with commercial = (+) fiscal impact to General Fund
9City of Sunnyvale – 1313 South Wolfe Road and 898 East Fremont Avenue – May 2024 Economic Evaluation Findings
• High-Density Residential Use
Podium const. successful only for densities > 36 du/ac • Site constraints – lot size, width, soil remediation
Rental apartments not financially feasible for developer Fiscal impact on General Fund
• Condos (=)
• Apartments (-)
10City of Sunnyvale – 1313 South Wolfe Road and 898 East Fremont Avenue – May 2024 Developer’s Conceptual Site Plan
Develop Sites
2 and 3 only
(Totaling 1.2
Acres)
27
townhomes
(22.5
du/acre)
2,000 sq. ft.
commercial
building
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11City of Sunnyvale – 1313 South Wolfe Road and 898 East Fremont Avenue – May 2024 Proposed General Plan Amendment
General Plan Amendment Rezoning
Amend to
Medium
Density
Residential
Rezone to
R3-MU
Rezone to
R3-PD
NN
12City of Sunnyvale – 1313 South Wolfe Road and 898 East Fremont Avenue – May 2024 Planning Commission – April 22, 2024
Recommend to the City Council Alternative 1 (7-0 Vote)
• Amend Sites 2 & 3 to Med. Density Res; Rezone Site 2 to R-3/MU and Site 3 to R-3/PD
• Minor revisions to Attachments 3, 4, & 5
Environmental mitigations - part of future development project 13City of Sunnyvale – 1313 South Wolfe Road and 898 East Fremont Avenue – May 2024 Staff Recommendation to the City Council
Alternatives
1. Amend Sites 2 & 3 to Med. Density Res; Rezone Site 2 to R-3/MU and Site 3 to R-3/PD
2. Amend Sites 2 & 3 to High Density Res; Rezone Site 2 to R-4/MU and Site 3 to R-4/PD
3. Amend all parcels to Med. Density Res & Rezone to R-3/PD
4. Amend all parcels to High Density Res & Rezone to R-4/PD
5. Do not amend General Plan or Zoning for study area
6. Direct staff where additional environmental review is required Staff Recommendation
Alternative 1
14City of Sunnyvale – 1313 South Wolfe Road and 898 East Fremont Avenue – May 2024 Extra Slide
15City of Sunnyvale – 1313 South Wolfe Road and 898 East Fremont Avenue – May 2024 Economic Evaluation
Land Use Options
Option 2
Commercial
Freestanding
and
R-3 Residential
Townhomes
Option 3
Commercial
Ground-Floor
and
R-3 Residential
Apartments
Option 5
R-4 Residential
Podium
Apartments
Option 4
Commercial
Ground-Floor
and
R-4 Residential
Podium Condos
• Commercial
• Commercial
• Commercial
• Commercial
• Commercial
• Residential
• Commercial /
• Residential
• Commercial /
• Residential
• Commercial /
• Residential
• Commercial /
• Residential
• Commercial /
• Residential
• Commercial /
• Residential
• Residential
Option 1
Commercial
Existing Zoning